fowl pest

1. 1.

   either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb

   Broaderanimal disease

Questions about fowl pest

What does fowl pest mean?

fowl pest means "either of two acute viral diseases of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to eat and high temperature and discoloration of the comb".

Is fowl pest a common word?

fowl pest is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.